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Ridgewood NJ, Seven architecture firms were invited to present an overview of their firm and services to the Ridgewood Board of Education. Following each presentation, the BOE had the opportunity to ask questions of the presenters from each firm.
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photo courtesy RHS Girls Soccer
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Ridgewood NJ, RHS Freshman Girls Soccer completed a very impressive 12-0 undefeated season with an amazing 71 goals scored and only 9 goals conceded!
photos courtesy of Ridgewood Cross Country
photo courtesy of the Ridgewood High School Marching Band
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood High School Marching Band on a 5th place finish at USBands Nationals, winning a caption award for BEST MUSIC!!! Great way to finish the season!
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November 11, 2020
Dear Ridgewood School Community,
In anticipation of Dr. Fishbein’s retirement from his role as superintendent of schools, the Ridgewood Board of Education conducted interviews of superintendent search firms at our regular public meeting
on Monday, November 2 and hired R-PAT Solutions, LLC to manage the superintendent search. As defined in our Board Goals for 2020-2021, we plan to name a permanent superintendent during the
spring of 2021, and we are confident that R-PAT Solutions will help us successfully achieve this goal.
Continue reading Dr. Thomas Gorman to be Named Acting Superintendent of Schools in Ridgewood
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood School system sent out a letter inform informing parents and gradians of the following Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) positive cases. Two individuals at Ridgewood High School have tested positive for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19); these cases are unrelated to each other. Two individuals at Benjamin Franklin Middle School and two individuals at George Washington Middle School have tested positive for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19); these cases were unrelated to each other and the individuals were not within the school buildings.
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Ridgewood NJ, Due to health concerns related to COVID-19, the public cannot attend this meeting. The public is welcome to watch from home via the BOE Webcast on the district website or on Fios channel 33.
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Ridgewood NJ , the Village of Ridgewood is currently appealing the Superior Court Judge Estella De La Cruz ruling that put the question to eliminate the school budget vote on the November ballot .
One of New Jersey’s Premier Public School Districts
Superintendent of Schools
A start date on or before 5/1/2021 is anticipated
The largest district in Bergen County and known throughout the state and nation for its academic excellence and high student achievement, we serve approximately 5,800 students in 10 schools supported by an $115M+ budget, and an outstanding staff and facilities.
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“As the only statute cited on the original OVOV petition was from Title 40, governing the initiative petition process, the Village Clerk was only compelled to cite concerns within that law in her response. It was not her responsibility to address the requirements of the Title 19 statutes governing the moving of school elections until the petitioners chose to cite N.J.S.A. 19:60-1.1 on their amended petition. The judge chose to ignore that.”
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood schools are reporting that two individuals from George Washington Middle School have tested positive for COVID19 on November 4th, no other details are available about the individuals . In a letter the District says ,”The District is coordinating closely with public health officials and following CDC, state, and local health department guidance in order to assure the health and safety of our community. Upon conclusion of the investigation, all close contacts were identified and notified. If you have not been notified then your child has not been determined to be a close contact. We clean and disinfect our schools daily. The district is also taking precautions to prevent the introduction and spread of viruses and other germs and is cleaning frequently touched surfaces daily. The status of this situation is fluid, and we are monitoring it closely.”
RIDGEWOOD MUNICIPAL QUESTION Village of Ridgewood Vote For 1
TOTAL (Unofficial total)
YES 7,143
NO 5,055
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By Charles Stampul
It’s been a singular obsession for four years, stopping the reelection of Donald J. Trump by any means necessary. Destroy the ship, sicken the crew, deplete provisions, pollute the ocean… just get that whale!
Those who shared this obsession were happily surprised Wednesday morning, when a seemingly clear victory for Trump turned into a possible loss. But do they understand how this near defeat was achieved and what has been given up? Do they want to know? Can they avoid learning?
Continue reading Congratulations Captain Ahab, Moby Dick is Wounded
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Ridgewood NJ, Can someone please explain why Superior Court Judge Estela M. De La Cruz ordered Village Clerk Heather Mailander to add the One Village One Vote group’s petition to November’s ballot when the petition clearly didn’t include the number of registered voter signatures required by law (NJSA 19:60-1.1)?
Continue reading “One Village One Vote” Petition Issues Return
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